Simon Saunders, Author at Real Wireless

The BBC Charter select committee — fail fast, learn fast

by Simon Saunders | Nov 16, 2015 | Real Wireless blog, Uncategorised

Last Tuesday (10th November), I was called upon to attend the House of Lords communications committee’s inquiry into the renewal of the BBC Charter. This session saw Mike Flood Page, former BBC TV and digital media executive producer, and I give evidence in...

Strength to strength

by Simon Saunders | Oct 1, 2015 | Real Wireless blog, Uncategorised

The wireless industry has changed significantly since Real Wireless was founded in 2007. Wireless customers face ever-changing demands for even better technology, with increasing customer and workforce expectations of what wireless can achieve. The role Real Wireless...

Key considerations in the development of 5G

by Simon Saunders | Sep 14, 2015 | 5G, Real Wireless blog, Uncategorised

I recently gave a talk at a Westminster eForum event, discussing the challenges that 5G development faces. This was part of a wider discussion about the future of networks, devices and 5G, with speakers from YouGov, Vodafone, Qualcomm and Analysys Mason participating...

Are UK mobile phone users paying too little?

by Simon Saunders | Jul 14, 2015 | Real Wireless blog, Uncategorised

During the launch of its new iD MVNO service, Dixons Carphone suggested that UK customers overall overpay on their mobile bills by more than £5bn each year. If you look at Ofcom’s figures, which state that the UK has around than 83.1m mobile subscriptions, then you...

MNOs need a change of culture rather than technology

by Simon Saunders | Jul 10, 2015 | Real Wireless blog, Uncategorised

Of the many issues that operators are currently seeking to address, one of the main ones they face is resolving problems relating to capacity — but some might argue the solution to this already exists, hiding in plain sight. Offloading some of the mobile traffic to...

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26 GHz – A radical approach to licensing in higher frequencies to increase spectrum efficiency

by Dr Abhaya Sumanasena | Feb 19, 2021

A new study carried out by Real Wireless on behalf of the UK Spectrum Policy Forum (UK SPF) proposes a radical approach to licensing the 26 GHz band. The report proposes a hybrid licensing approach i.e. exclusive access to MNOs with some flexibility to share in the...

Press release: New approach to spectrum licensing in the 26 GHz band

by News | Jan 28, 2021

Real Wireless report for the UK Spectrum Policy Forum on a new approach to spectrum licensing in the 26 GHz band A new licensing model for the 26 GHz band to drive innovation and support digital transformation of industry. The UK’s Spectrum Policy Forum (SPF) today...

Predicting 2021 Trends: Connectivity Insight from Real Wireless

Every year, we see new opportunities and challenges for the wireless industry, and 2020 was certainly no exception to that. With the year that no-one saw coming firmly behind us, it's time to look forward once again. On 21 January, we held our second free-to-attend...

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